October 13, 2007

Sweet Treats

Finally...I finished my little Pringles can! I have been playing with the face for days. First I thought I was going to be able to use the Carved & Candlelit stamp set to stamp the face, but then when I finally found the set I realized the can was too big for the face. Ugh! So for a few days I have been playing around with different punches and finally I got it right (with the help of many family members that were here today for my Mom's birthday party), thanks everyone!

For the Pumpkin Can - I used paper from the Creepy Crawly designer series. I just measured the height of the can and cut a strip of paper to wrap around it. You will want to use Sticky Strip to adhere the ends to the can. I traced the cover and cut a circle and placed it inside the lid. I used my scissors to make a whole in the center of the lid. I used the 5 Petal Flower punch for the top of the pumpkin (adhered to the top of the cover) and used my Crop-a-Dile to punch a whole in the center of the flower. I cut a thin strip of Creamy Carmel card stock and wrapped it around a Q-tip to get the curly-q. I used a small piece of Close to Cocoa Satin Ribbon for the stem of the pumpkin. For the eyes I used the Ticket Corner punch with the guard removed and punched the edge of Basic Black card stock, then I used the Small Oval punch to punch just half the oval placing it over the spot where I used the Ticket Corner punch. For the nose I just cut a triangle. For the mouth I used the Large Oval punch and cut it in half and then cut teeth out.

For the Candy Corn Vase - I used the Creepy Crawly designer series paper to wrap around the vase (I found at The Dollar Tree). For the little flowers sticking out of the vase I used the Batty For You stamp set with my Marvelous Markers and stamped images on to Whisper White card stock. I used the 1-1/4" Circlepunch to punch out the images and then punched out 1-3/8" Circles in coordinating colors. I then layered them on to card stock that I punched using the Scallop Circle punch. I used bamboo skewers cut in half for the sticks and just used glue dots to stick the Scallop Circles to them. Using the Crimper on 3 different pieces of colored card stock; I cut little strips and tied them onto the sticks and glue dotted them to the back of the Scallop Circles to keep them in place...otherwise they just keep sliding down the sticks.

I hope you enjoyed today's projects. I have been working on another project for tomorrow's post, so be sure to stop back by. Thanks!